{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-345.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 345.010","heading":"Definitions for chapter.","body":"When used in this chapter:\n(1) \"Public employer\" means a city of the first class or a consolidated local\ngovernment, or any city that petitions the secretary of the Education and Labor\nCabinet to be included by this chapter;\n(2) \"Firefighter\" means an employee of the public employer eng aged in serving the\npublic by providing fire protection, including those covered by KRS Chapter 95;\n(3) \"Labor organization\" means any chartered labor organization of any kind in which\nfirefighters participate and which exists for the primary purpose of de aling with\nemployers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rate of pay, hours of\nemployment, or conditions of employment;\n(4) \"Exclusive representative\" means the labor organization which has been designated\nby the State Labor Relations Board as th e representative of the majority of\nfirefighters in appropriate units or has been so recognized by the public employer;\n(5) \"Board\" means the State Labor Relations Board;\n(6) \"Person\" includes one (1) or more individuals, labor organizations, associations,\ncorporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers;\n(7) \"Secretary\" means the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet of the\nCommonwealth of Kentucky.","path":["KRS Chapter 345"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52478","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:34Z","sha256":"c1a4e16b95f4c6018bd6647184e053017cf5d557f92915255bd72c3b24ca143a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-344.990","next":"us-ky/krs-345.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}